Teaching

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Teaching

An iPad Initiative: Adoption, Support, and Implementation

November 7, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference

University of Richmond academic technology consultants have been experimenting with how the iPad can be used effectively as a teaching and learning tool. We will discuss and examine the design, d…

Teaching in an Age of Plenty

November 9, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012

The practice and profession of teaching developed in the presence of a great scarcity of knowledge. Ubiquitous information and ever more powerful search and knowledge engines have changed the pro…

Seminar 14P - Using Pedagogy to Effectively Leverage Technology in Online and Blended Courses (separate registration required)

November 6, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference

Emerging technologies have been heralded as providing the opportunity to transform education, learning, and teaching, yet the picture of how such technologies is used is fuzzy. What instructional t…

ERO Podcast: Chief of Staff for the Khan Academy, Jessica Yuen

September 5, 2012

In this podcast, we talk with Chief of Staff for the Khan Academy, Jessica Yuen. In our conversation, she discusses the Khan Academy's use of analytics, attitude toward affordability for stu…

Podcast: Wake Forest University's BioBook

July 17, 2012

In this podcast we interview the creators of BioBook, a scalable e-text embodying six central principles of learning. It is organized into self-contained "nodes" that can be revised or …

Managing the Online Learning Environment

March 19, 2012

Malcolm Brown, ELI director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director moderate this seminar with Tina Stavredes. In the online environment, a course is available 24/7. The continuous accessibili…

Breaking Down Barriers with Tablet Technology for Teaching

June 6, 2012

Hannah Lavery is Staff Tutor and Associate Lecturer at the Open University. Key Takeaways A blend of teaching modes can make the best use of each approach for different le…

From On-Ground to Online: Moving Senior Faculty to the Distance Learning Classroom

June 6, 2012

Jennifer Golightly is an Academic Trainer and Consultant for Pearson eCollege. Key Takeaways As postsecondary distance education offerings increase and budgets become tighte…

Developing an e-Toolbox to Facilitate Universal Design for Instruction into Online and Blended Learning

June 6, 2012

At the University of Connecticut, Kimberly McKeown is Program Manager, Joseph Madaus is Co-Director, Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability, and Nicho…

Launching a University Tablet Initiative: Recommendations from Stanford University’s iPad Implementation

April 26, 2012

This ELI Brief describes a program at the Stanford University School of Medicine in which entering students received an iPad and PDF annotation software for use in their curriculum. Key goals…